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Relationship between economic freedom and pro-poor growth : evidence from Pakistan (1995-2010)

Zaman, Khalid; Khan, Muhammad Mushtaq; Ahmad, Mehboob - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 2 (2011) 1, pp. 24-35

strong relationship between economic freedom, poverty reduction and income inequality. Results reveal that larger the … business freedom and / or trade freedom, greater the economic growth. This will ultimately reduce poverty in the country …. -- economic freedom indicators ; pro-poor growth ; poverty ; inequality ; Pakistan …

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The relationship between government expenditure and poverty : a cointegration analysis

Mehmood, Rashid; Sadiq, Sara - In: Romanian journal of fiscal policy : RJFP 1 (2010) 1, pp. 29-37

government expenditure over the level of tax revenue collection, and poverty. The results reveal a negative relationship between … government expenditure and poverty based on time series data from 1976 to 2010. The short run and long run relationships between … poverty and other variables are identified by ECM model and Johnson Cointegration test respectively. The results show that …

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Never give up? : the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden

Andrén, Thomas; Andrén, Daniela - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

Long-term social assistance dependency is a growing concern in Sweden and other European countries. In order for policy makers to design effective welfare reforms it is important to know how strong the state dependence associated with social assistance is in the population and to what extent it...

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Mental health : the new frontier for labour economics

Layard, Richard - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 2 (2013), pp. 1-16

This lecture argues that mental health is a major factor of production. It is the biggest single influence on life satisfaction, with mental health eight years earlier a more powerful explanatory factor than current income. Mental health also affects earnings and educational success. But, most...

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Evaluating the Chile Solidario program : results using the Chile Solidario panel and the administrative databases

Hoces de la Guardia, Fernando; Hojman, Andrés; … - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 129-168

important anti-poverty program in Chile. The paper presents a description of the program, emphasizing the mechanism by which … workers in the family and the employment of the head of the family. -- matching ; extreme poverty ; impact evaluation …

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A short note on RAS method

Trinh, Bui; Nguyen Viet Phong - In: Advances in management & applied economics 3 (2013) 4, pp. 133-137

For many researchers around the world, the applications of the RAS method can say in both easy way and difficult way. In our study, we would like to bring to readers the RAS method, and in the best way to understand in balancing the Supply-Use tables or Input-Output tables in the usual...

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Understanding poverty persistence in Spain

Aylloón, Sara - In: SERIEs : Journal of the Spanish Economic Association 4 (2013) 2, pp. 201-233

The aim of this paper is to study the mechanisms behind poverty persistence in Spain. We examine the importance of past … poverty experiences for explaining current poverty as opposed to observed and unobserved individual heterogeneity. Our results … are based on the model proposed by Cappellari and Jenkins (J Appl Econometr 19:593–610, 2004a) that estimates poverty …

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Assessing market for multi-national corporations at Nigeria's bottom of the pyramid : hints from consumer behaviour

Adebayo, Nathaniel Adeyemi - In: International journal of management, economics and … 2 (2013) 3, pp. 157-186

Undoubtedly, poverty reduction has become a front-burner issue in development and business agenda. Since its … announcement and defense by its advocates as a potent weapon against poverty, the Bottom of the Pyramid (BoP) concept has been …

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Höhepunkt der Einkommensungleichheit in Deutschland überschritten?

Grabka, Markus M.; Goebel, Jan; Schupp, Jürgen - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 43, pp. 3-15

development, the poverty risk in western Germany fell slightly from 2009 to 2010, while it remained unchanged in the eastern part …income inequality ; Poverty risk ; SOEP …

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What do we know about pro-poor growth and regional poverty in Nigeria?

Ichoku, Hyacinth Eme; Agu, Chukwuma; Ataguba, John Ele-Ojo - In: International journal of economic sciences and applied … 5 (2012) 3, pp. 147-172

greater share of benefits from economic growth. Household size was a critical determinant of poverty levels. Sector of … need for smaller family size has to be an integral part of policy aimed at poverty reduction in Nigeria. The support of the … poverty in the different parts of the country. One size does not fit all. Deliberate effort of the government in …

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